It's time to dance again: Garth Brooks is back – when he'll be here still remains a question mark.

About 13 years after "The Dance" singer stepped away from the music business to be a full-time dad to his three daughters in Oklahoma, Brooks announced plans at a press conference this morning for an upcoming tour and a new album to be released on Sony Music Nashville.

Brooks said he doesn't know when his new album will be released but Black Friday is his goal and that fans can expect to hear new music from him in the next two months. Unlike his recent projects that have only been available at Wal-Mart, his new album will be available at all retail stores.

The singer plans to announce the first date of his new tour July 14. Brooks said he promised a boy named Andy that he would be the first person to know the opening town of his tour and Brooks plans to call Andy on July 14.

"What he does with that information is up to him," Brooks said. "We will make our announcement (soon after)."

The singer said he's seen his world tour stage and he said it's "phenomenal."

"I was saying, are you kidding me? This is what we're going to roll around the world with. Our job is to whether you agree with bro country or hick hop or whatever, our job is to fly the flag for country music. I want these people walking out of these arenas to go, 'That's the best show I've ever seen. That thumped harder than any rap show I've been to. It was louder and more chaotic, it was just stupid.' That's what I want to hear."

In the U.S., only The Beatles and Elvis Presley have sold more albums than Brooks, who was named an Artist of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of America and anointed Artist of the Decade by the American Music Awards in 2000. He's charted 25 No. 1 songs and had hits ranging from "If Tomorrow Never Comes" and "Shameless" to party anthems "Friends In Low Places" and "Ain't Goin' Down (Til the Sun Comes Up)."

Country music star Garth Brooks announces he has signed with Sony Music, is planning a world tour and a new album during a press conference at Marathon Music Works Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo: Steven S. Harman / Tennessean)

Country music star Garth Brooks announces he has signed with Sony Music, is planning a world tour and a new album during a press conference at Marathon Music Works Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo: Steven S. Harman / Tennessean)

Country music star Garth Brooks announces he has signed with Sony Music, is planning a world tour and a new album during a press conference at Marathon Music Works Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo: Steven S. Harman / Tennessean)

Country music star Garth Brooks announces he has signed with Sony Music, is planning a world tour and a new album during a press conference at Marathon Music Works Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo: Steven S. Harman / Tennessean)

Country music star Garth Brooks announces he has signed with Sony Music, is planning a world tour and a new album during a press conference at Marathon Music Works Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo: Steven S. Harman / Tennessean)

Country music star Garth Brooks announces he has signed with Sony Music, is planning a world tour and a new album during a press conference at Marathon Music Works Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo: Steven S. Harman / Tennessean)

Country music star Garth Brooks announces he has signed with Sony Music, is planning a world tour and a new album during a press conference at Marathon Music Works Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo: Steven S. Harman / Tennessean)

Country music star Garth Brooks announces he has signed with Sony Music, is planning a world tour and a new album during a press conference at Marathon Music Works Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo: Steven S. Harman / Tennessean)

Country music star Garth Brooks announces he has signed with Sony Music, is planning a world tour and a new album during a press conference at Marathon Music Works Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo: Steven S. Harman / Tennessean)

Country music star Garth Brooks announces he has signed with Sony Music, is planning a world tour and a new album during a press conference at Marathon Music Works Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo: Steven S. Harman / Tennessean)

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In addition to his new album and tour, Brooks said he plans to take his music digitally for the first time. The singer said his songs would be made available at www.garthbrooks.com in a couple of weeks.

Brooks also revealed his recently cancelled five concerts in Dublin, Ireland's Croke Park Stadium are still in question. More than 400,000 fans had purchased tickets to Brooks' five concerts. Two shows were initially scuttled due to a permits issue and Brooks maintains if he can't play all five shows he won't play any. He began today's press conference saying it was a "day of joy" but he had been "under a cloud" the last 10 days. Brooks fielded multiple questions from Irish reporters who attended the event – one of whom said "everyone in Ireland is distraught about this."

Brooks always maintained that he would remain retired from touring until his youngest daughter Allie Colleen graduated from high school, which she did this spring. Brooks revealed initial plans for the tour last December to Robin Roberts on "Good Morning America."

As Brooks makes his comeback, he and Yearwood will split their time between Nashville and Oklahoma, Yearwood revealed earlier this year.

Garth Brooks was born on Feb. 7, 1962 and was country's biggest superstar throughout the 1990s. Click ahead to see photos of him over the years. This is an early publicity photo of singer-songwriter Garth Brooks. (Photo: Photo courtesy Pamela Lewis)

Country musician Garth Brooks leans on audio tapes packed for shipment to troops stationed in the Middle East while he listens to emotional speeches during a send-off at the Tennessee Air National Guard Base. Nov. 27, 1990. (Photo: Mike DuBose/The Tennessean)

Garth Brooks thanks the crowd after winning one of his four awards at the 25th annual CMA awards show at the Grand Ole Opry House. Brooks was Entertainer of the Year along with honors in the single, video and album of the year categories. Oct. 2, 1991 (Photo: Kats Barry / The Tennessean)

Garth Brooks talks to the media backstage after winning one of his four awards at the 25th annual CMA awards show at the Grand Ole Opry House. Brooks was Entertainer of the Year along with honors in the single, video and album of the year categories. Oct. 2, 1991 (Photo: Delores Delvin / The Tennessean)

Sandy Brooks, right, joined husband Garth Brooks onstage as he accepted his award for Entertainer of the Year at the CMA Awards show at the Grand Ole Opry. Brooks also won Album of the Year for Ropin' the Wind. 1992 (Photo: Mike DuBose / The Tennessean)

For most of the songs on his new album "Fresh Horses," country superstar Garth Brooks, shown in a 1995 file photo, has turned to a writer he knows very well -- himself. Brooks co-wrote eight of the album's 10 songs. "I focused, and all of a sudden the ideas for writing just started eatin' me up and I couldn't write enough," said Brooks. (Photo: Liberty Records / Associated Press)

Country music star Garth Brooks stands next to his wife Sandy during the presentation ceremony for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles June 30, 1995. Brooks is currently working on his new album with the working title of "Cornerstone" slated for a Christmas release. (Photo: Lois Bernstein / Associated Press)

"GARTH BROOKS: TRYIN' TO ROPE THE WORLD" - 'NBC Special' Multi-award winning music superstar Garth Brooks, whose new release "Fresh Horses" is rapidly climbing the charts, will headline his fourth NBC special. The one hour special will follow Brooks as he performs around the globe during his most recent world tour. The show will also include backstage and offstage moments, including Brooks' reception as a tourist in various cities throughout Europe, New Zealand and Australia. Nov. 28, 1995. (Photo: NBC PHOTO)

Country artist Garth Brooks holds his three awards during the 23rd annual American Music Awards ceremony Monday Jan. 29, 1996 in Los Angeles. Brooks won for favorite country male artist, artist of the year and his album "Hits" won for favorite country album. (Photo: Mark J Terrill / Associated Press)

Country star Garth Brooks performs at the first of five shows at The Omni in Atlanta Wednesday, March 13, 1996. Brooks opened his 1996 world tour with the concert. (Photo: Rich Mahan / Atlanta Journal Constitution / Associated Press)

Country music star Garth Brooks talks to reporters during a news conference at Miami Arena Thursday, April 18, 1996 in front of a photograph of Florida Panthers goaltender John VanBiesbrouck. The Panthers playoff schedule against the Boston Bruins had to be changed while Brooks played 3 sold-out shows at the arena beginning tonight. The Panthers played their first game Wednesday and will play game two next Monday rather than the usual one day rest. (Photo: Hans Deryk / Associated Press)

Country star Garth Brooks grasps the hand of Mark Bryan and gets a hug from Jim Soniefeld, both band members of Hootie & the Blowfish, after being named Artist of the Year Monday, Jan. 29, 1996, at the 23rd Annual American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Brooks then left the trophy on the podium out of respect for the other nominees. Brooks said that people he spoke to in record stores "credited Hootie & the Blowish for turning (record sales) around. I thought that's who should have gotten it." (Photo: Kevork Djansezian / Associated Press)

Country singer Garth Brooks, seen in this Jan. 27, 1997 file photo, is sending a West Virginia couple on a Caribbean vacation for buying ticket number 2 million of his current tour. Melinda and Ricky Huffman of Charleston, W.V., were summoned backstage Sunday, Feb. 16, 1997, from their seats in the last row of the Charleston Coliseum. Brooks gave them beach towels, snorkels and underwater goggles before telling them they could choose between a vacation in the U.S Virgin Islands or the Cayman Islands. He also threw in a 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian / Associated Press)

Garth Brooks performs at the 32nd Academy of Country Music Awards in this April 1997 file photo. About 900 people were lined up in the sun when 12,000 tickets went on sale Saturday, July 19, 1997, for Brooks' Sept. 5 appearance in Reno, Nev. The sun was just 72 minutes higher in the sky when it was all over. That edged out the sellout speed for Neil Diamond last year and for Luciano Pavarotti in April. (Photo: Susan Sterner / Associated Press)

Garth Brooks' image is cast on a giant screen behind the country music star as her performs in Dublin's Croke Park in May 1997. Portions from three nights of his Dublin concerts plus duets with Trisha Yearwood and Susan Ashton form the core of NBC's "The Garth Brooks Special" that will air March 4. (Photo: AP Photo/NBC, Henry Diltz)

Garth Brooks, center, and two members of his band entertain a crowd estimated by an announcer to be 750,000 strong at a free concert in Central Park's North Meadow Thursday night, Aug. 7, 1997, in New York. (Photo: Ron Frehm/AP Photo)

Country star Garth Brooks listens as New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani talk about Brooks' upcoming free Central Park concert during a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1997 in New York. Brooks is scheduled to give a free concert in New York's Central Park Thursday, Aug. 7. The concert will also be televised live from 8:00-9:30 p.m. on HBO for those who can't make it. Brooks has sold more albums than any other solo artist in U.S. history. (Photo: Kathy Willens/AP Photo)

Garth Brooks sings during a concert to promote his album "Sevens" at a K-Mart in New York, in this undated file photo. About 60 people lined up at midnight Monday outside Tower Records to buy a copy of Brooks' new album ``Sevens'' when it went on sale. (Photo: Richard Corkery/AP Photo)

Garth Brooks -- The biggest selling solo artist in U.S. music history, Grammy-winning superstar Garth Brooks once again brings his special brand of excitement to NBC in an all-new two-hour spring, featuring Brooks performing some of his best-loved hits during a record-breaking three-night concert stand at Dublin's Croke Park. Providing harmony vocals for Brooks will be two long-time friends, Trisha Yearwood and Susan Ashton. Following the Dublin concert special, Brooks will perform selections from his current album, Sevens, including the #1 single Longneck Bottle. Feb. 3, 1998. (Photo: NBC PHOTO)

Garth Brooks, left, gets a rousing ovation as Lon Helton, country editor of "Radio & Records," introduces him before their interview during the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. Feb. 26, 1998. (Photo: Jared Lazarus / The Tennessean)

Garth Brooks, left, listens to new President and CEO of Capitol Nashville Pat Quigley at the press conference announcing the release of Brooks new album "Sevens." 11/5/1997 (Photo: Bill Steber / The Tennessean)

San Diego Padres non-roster invited player Garth Brooks watches play from the dugout during a charity game against the Seattle Mariners Thursday, March 4, 1999 in Peoria, Ariz. (Photo: Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)

San Diego Padres' Garth Brooks is shown in this March 4, 1999 file photo. The country singer will return Thursday, March, 11, 1999 to the San Diego Padres camp after taking a few days off to be with his mother. Colleen Brooks underwent surgery in Los Angeles to remove a cancerous spot from her mouth. (Photo: Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)

Veteran umpire Ed Montague, left, takes a seat in the San Diego Padres dugout to have his picture taken with singer Garth Brooks prior to the Padres spring training game against the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale, Ariz., Tuesday March 16, 1999. (Photo: Eric Risberg/AP Photo)

Elizabeth Dole, president of the American Red Cross and country music singer Garth Brooks talk Thursday April 30, 1998 in Washington where a 50th anniversary of Red Cross blood services was celebrated. Brooks was one of the guests at the event. (Photo: Khue Bui/AP Photo)

Country superstar Garth Brooks, surrounded by fans, sings during a concert Nov. 17, 1998, in Burbank, Calif. The concert was broadcast live to more than 2,000 Wal-Mart stores in the United States and Canada to promote the new album, "Garth Brooks Double Live." The concert helped Brooks sell more than 1 million copies the first week, breaking sales records. (Photo: Jenny Yates/GB Management/AP Photo)

Garth Brooks wipes away a tear as he reaches the podium after presentations honoring his achievements and contributions to the country music industry. Oct. 27, 2000. (Photo: Lisa Nipp / The Tennessean)

Country star Garth Brooks accepts his award for favorite male musical performer at the 27th Annual People's Choice Awards in Pasadena, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001. Although Brooks has announced his retirement, he's not going to be idle, telling reporters backstage at the awards show that his movie production company will make a statement about its first project in about 10 days. (Photo: Mark Terrill/AP Photo)

Country music star Garth Brooks talks about the release of his first studio album in four years in this Oct. 9, 2001, file photo, at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn. Brooks's new album "Scarecrow" was released by Capitol Records. (Photo: Mark Humphrey/AP Photo)

Country music star Garth Brooks answers a question during a press conference announcing his future plans. Capitol Records is hosting a party to honor Brooks. Oct. 27, 2000 (Photo: Ricky Rogers / The Tennessean)

At Green's Grocery in Leipers Fork, Garth Brooks laughs as he finishes a song during a taping of a television special to preview the Tin Pan South Songwriter's Festival. Jan. 7, 2002. (Photo: Larry McCormack / The Tennessean)

Garth Brooks, right, and Steve Wariner take a moment to laugh with first graders from Coles Ferry Elementary in Lebanon as they read "The Cat in the Hat." Up front is John Lane and behind him is Sha-Erica Brooks. March 18, 2002. (Photo: Lisa Nipp / The Tennessean)

Country Singer Garth Brooks, left, and Trisha Yearwood arrive at Disneyland's 50th anniversary party at the Disneyland theme park in a Wednesday, May 4, 2005 photo, in Anaheim, Calif. Months after a proposal in front of thousands of fans, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood may be setting up their wedding bells. The couple, who live in Oklahoma, filed for a marriage license Friday in Rogers County, court records show. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/AP Photo)

Country legend Garth Brooks waves to the audience after introducing an award at the 40th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Tuesday, May 17, 2005. (Photo: Joe Cavaretta/AP Photo)

Garth Brooks surprises Brenda Lee at The Source Foundation Dinner where she received the Jo Walker-Meador Lifetime Achievement Award. Then flew back home that night to take his kids to school the next morning. (Photo: Alan L. Mayor)

Country music star Garth Brooks waves to the crowd during the grand opening of the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007. Brooks will perform nine sold-out show at the new arena. (Photo: Orlin Wagner/AP Photo)

Garth Brooks along with the The Carol Lee Singers perform "Come Live With Me" for Roy Clark at the Country Music Hall of Fame's Medallion Ceremony in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, May 17, 2009. (Photo: Mandy Lunn/The Tennessean)

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood wait on the sideline before the start of the World Football Challenge soccer match between Chelsea and Club America on Sunday, July 26, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. (Photo: MIKE STONE/Associated Press)

Country music star Garth Brooks appears at a news conference in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. Brooks announced that he's coming out of retirement. He retired in 2000 to spend more time with his three children, and since then has appeared occasionally at special events, awards shows, and charity events. (Photo: Mandy Lunn / The Tennessean)

Pictured here in this official White House photograph, President Barack Obama chats with country titan Garth Brooks, who earned the "Grammy on the Hill Award" recognizing "leadership in advancing the rights of music makers," in the Oval Office on April 14, 2010. (Photo: Official White House photo: Pete Souza)

Garth Brooks and Loretta Lynn attend the GRAMMY Salute to Country Music Honoring Loretta Lynn presented by Mastercard and hosted by The Recording Academy at Ryman Auditorium on October 12, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo: Frederick Breedon)